[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 24, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3340-3341]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01253]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 5891-009]


Deschutes Valley Water District; Notice of Availability of 
Revised Environmental Assessment

    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) 
regulations, 18 CFR part 380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897), the Office 
of Energy Projects has reviewed the Deschutes Valley Water District's 
(licensee) updated application to amend the license in order to 
construct and operate fish passage facilities at the Opal Springs 
Hydroelectric Project No. 5891. The project is located on the Crooked 
River in Jefferson County, Oregon. The project occupies federal lands 
administered by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
    The updated application, filed with the Commission on October 31, 
2017, contains an Environmental Analysis in its Exhibit E. After 
independent review of the licensee's Exhibit E, Commission staff has 
decided to adopt the licensee's updated Environmental Analysis and 
issue it as staff's Environmental Assessment (EA). The updated EA 
analyzes the potential environmental impacts of construction and 
operation of fish passage facilities plus the proposed mitigation 
measures and concludes that granting the proposed amendment would not 
constitute a major federal action that would significantly affect the 
quality of the human environment.
    A copy of the updated EA is on file with the Commission and is 
available for public inspection. The EA may be viewed on the 
Commission's website at http://www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link. 
Enter the docket number (P-5891) in the docket number field to access 
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or call toll-free at 1-866-208-3676 or (202) 
502-8659 (for TTY).
    A copy of the EA may also be accessed using this link: https://

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elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/common/opennat.asp?fileID=14736150.
    You may also register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubsription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC 
Online Support.
    All comments must be filed within 30 days of the date of this 
notice and should reference Project No. 5891-009. The Commission 
strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file comments using the 
Commission's efiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 
characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at 
http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your 
name and contact information at the end of your comments. For 
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support. In lieu of electronic 
filing, please send a paper copy to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, 
DC 20426.
    For further information, contact Jennifer Ambler at (202) 502-8586 
or [email protected].

    Dated: January 18, 2018.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-01253 Filed 1-23-18; 8:45 am]
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